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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicE-waste

Topic: E-waste

Circular trash economy in sight, how Hyderabad project reclaims metals, converts waste to energy

India's largest waste-to-metal reclamation facility in Hyderabad's Dundigal also incorporates power & biogas generation from organic waste & incineration of non-decomposable trash.

India’s solar waste to fill 720 Olympic-sized pools by 2030 — CEEW study calls for robust recycling

Photovoltaic waste materials contain cadmium, tellurium, silicon & silver. CEEW recommends recycling waste to reduce imports of these critical minerals & build a circular economy.

India’s e-waste mountain growing. ‘Right to repair’ can lower it—tax breaks, skill partnerships

Manufacturers who plan a shorter life for gadgets are realising that public opinion is shifting on repairing rights. It’s time to let our devices, and planet earth, live longer.

‘Key players junked, scope expanded’ — govt’s proposed e-waste rules worry industry insiders

Proposed changes published in May could exacerbate mismanagement of e-waste, putting it in hands of informal sector with brands no longer responsible for collection, say experts.

The world could have 75 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030. Here’s how we can avoid it

E-waste tends to contain harmful chemicals that can leach onto the environment. Changing the way we consume is at the heart of the solution.

Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling e-waste from smartphones

Smartphones have become a form of consumption and replacing them on a regular basis has become commonplace. Changing this mindset will be key.

Your old phone or laptop can be reborn as gold jewellery that you can now wear

A record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2019 & its raw materials were worth around $57 billion.

An Indian startup is tackling the world’s e-waste problem

The UN has warned of an e-waste ‘tsunami’ unless more is done to tackle the world’s fastest-growing waste stream – one which reached 48.5 million tonnes in 2018

This Nagaland club is using football, folk songs & church visits to teach children discipline

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

What the e-waste industry has learnt from Star Wars’ economic model

At a time when recycling markets are depressed, companies have shifted focus from salvaging raw materials to recovering whole gadgets and parts within them.

On Camera

Let there be no doubt that scientist Rohini Godbole left us unwillingly

If Rohini Godbole had a better collaborative environment, no doubt her name would have been in the mix for the JJ Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.